Truss



J. DOLECEK.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1919.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

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JOSEPH DOLECEK, CF EAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

TRUSS.

Application filed March 28, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn DOLECEK, a citizen of Czecho-Slovakia, having declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States of America, resioing at Rahway, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Truss, of which the following is a specification.

T he primary obgect of the invention is the provision of a truss having securing means for suitably positioning a bearing pad upon the person of the wearer while the metal parts of the truss are protected against contacting the person.

A further object of the invention is to provide a belt form of device readily worn encircling the body with protecting means for the securing members and providing a removable bearing member.

lVith these general objects in view, the inventionconsists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and in which like reference characters desi nate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the 1nvention,

Fig. 2- is an enlarged view partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal section of a portion of the invention, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line III-III of Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the invention broadly consists of a belt 10 having one loop as at 11 and secured in loop arrangement by a clamp or buckle 12 while a hook 13 slidably mounted in the loop 11 is adapted for reception into an eye member 11% secured to the opposite end portion 15 of the belt.

The end portion 15 has a terminal portion 16 bent upon itself and secured upon the inner face of the main portion of the belt 10 by parallel rows of stitching 17 and trans verse stitchings 18 at the opposite ends of the stitching 17. A loop 19 is formed in the end 15 of the belt adapted to serve the function of a protecting flap lying inwardly of the eye 14 and hook 13 when the belt is positioned upon the body encircling the same, it being understood that the clamp 12 may be adjusted for changing the length of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Serial No. 285,161.

the belt for accommodating the same to different sized waists.

A leaf spring 20 is provided between the end portion 16 of the belt and the side thereof to which it is attached being retained by means of the stitching 17. A screw 21 passes through the belt end 15 and the spring 20 therein having threaded engagement with a pad 22 mounted upon the inner side of the belt portion 16 and adapted to engage the body of the wearer when the belt 10 is encirclingly secured thereon.

A shoulder or other strap 23, resilient or otherwise, is secured beneath the head of the screw 21 preferably between the strap end 15 and washer 22 upon said screw 91. The free end of the strap 28 is adjustably attached by a buckle 2d at any convenient point upon the belt 10.

The spring 20 is adapted to conform to the shape of the body when the belt 10 is secured thereon and to assist in imparting a uniform tension upon the pad 22 assisting in maintaining the pad in place and adding to the comfort of the wearer. My truss possesses great strength and as will be apparent is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, the belt 10 as well as the strap 23 being of any suitable length desired while the clamp buckle 12 and securing buckle 2d are readily adjustable at the will of the wearer.

.lVhat I claim as new is 1. A truss including a belt having a ter minal portion bent upon itself and secured to the inner face of the main portion of the beltto form a loop on one end of the belt, a metallic fastener member secured to the belt inwardly of the free end of said loop, and a second metallic fastener attached to the other end of the belt and adapted for connection to said first named fastener member, said end loop being arranged inwardly of the fastener members to prevent the latter from contacting the body of the wearer.

2. A truss including a belt having a terminal portion bent upon itself and secured to the inner face of the main portion of the belt to form a loop on ene end of the belt, a metallic fastener member secured to the belt inwardly of the free end of said loop, a second metallic fastener attached to the other end of the belt and adapted for connection to said first named fastener member, said end loop being arranged inwardly of the fastener members to prevent thelatter from contacting the body of the wearer, a leaf spring secured between said terminal and main portions of the belt, a strap connected at one end to the main portion of the belt, a pad, and a single fastening member passing through the other end of said strap and through said terminal and main portions of the belt and engaging said pad to rigidly secure the same against the inner face of said terminal portion.

3. A truss including a belt having a terminal portion bent upon itself and secured to the inner face of the main portion thereof by spaced longitudinal and transverse rows of stitching to form a loop on one-end of the belt, a metallic fastener member secured to the belt inwardly of the free end of said loop by a pair of said transverse rows of stitching, and a second metallic fastener member attached to the other end of the belt adapted for connection to said first named fastener member, said end loop being arranged inwardly of the fastener members to prevent the latter from contacting the body of the wearer.

4. A truss mcludmg a belt having a terminal portion bent upon itself and secured to the inner face of the mam portion thereof by spaced longitudinal and transverse rows 7 of stitching to form a loop on one end of the belt, a metallic fastener member secured to the belt inwardly of the free end of said loop by a pair of said transverse rows of stitching, a second metallic fastener member attached to the other end of the belt adapted for connection to said first named fastener member, said end loop being arranged inwardly of the fastener members to prevent the latter from contacting the body of the wearer, aleaf spring secured between said terminal and main portions of the belt by means of said longitudinal and transverse rows of stitching, a strap connected at one endto the main portion of the belt, a pad, and a single fastening member passing through the other end of said strap and through said terminal and main portions of the beltand engaging said padto rigidly secure the same against the inner face of said terminal portion.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

.JosEP H DOLEGEK. 

